Sport: Charlie Finely: Baseball's Barnum

Charles Oscar Finley, owner, president, general manager and
remote-control field manager of the Oakland A's. was on a typical tear.
"Get this crate rolling," he ordered. Chauffeur Howard Risner nosed the
sleek black Cadillac into the moving traffic and headed toward
Chicago's O'Hare Airport. "Shoot the works," said Finley. Risner hit a
button, and downtown Chicago echoed to the Caddie's musical horn. "Now
the siren," demanded Finley. A muted wail sent other cars skittering
for the curb. Finley switched on a loudspeaker hidden beneath the hood...